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by Tailwheel
Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:22 am
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: C170B Pilot's seat VERY hard to slide fore-aft
Replies: 14
Views: 2048

Re: C170B Pilot's seat VERY hard to slide fore-aft

Thanks all, that's great advice. I'll post back with results.

Matt
by Tailwheel
Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:20 am
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: C170B Pilot's seat VERY hard to slide fore-aft
Replies: 14
Views: 2048

Re: C170B Pilot's seat VERY hard to slide fore-aft

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by Tailwheel
Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: C170B Pilot's seat VERY hard to slide fore-aft
Replies: 14
Views: 2048

Re: C170B Pilot's seat VERY hard to slide fore-aft

Thanks Gene,

I'll give them a look-see next time I'm at the hangar!

Matt
by Tailwheel
Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: C170B Pilot's seat VERY hard to slide fore-aft
Replies: 14
Views: 2048

C170B Pilot's seat VERY hard to slide fore-aft

Hello all, There's a huge amount of friction involved in moving the pilot's seat fore-aft. To a far lesser extent, this is also the case for the copilot's seat. I don't believe it's a problem with the raising the pins out of their sockets, it seems to be some other issue. Anyone know why this might ...